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Election Commission
Bye Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly 
There are two casual vacancies in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the Members of Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacancies are as follows:
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Name of Member
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Nature of election
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Cause of vacancy
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Term up to
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Sri Laxman Prasad “Acharya”
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By MLAs
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Resignation on
15th February, 2023
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30th January, 2027
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Sri Banwari Lal
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By MLAs
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Death on
15th February, 2023
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06th July, 2028
2. The Commission has decided to hold two separate bye-elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the Members of the Legislative Assembly to fill the above mentioned vacancies as per the following common schedule: -
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Events
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Dates
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Issue of Notification
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11th May, 2023 
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Last Date of making nominations
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18th May, 2023 
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Scrutiny of nominations
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19th May, 2023 
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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22nd May, 2023 
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Date of Poll
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29th May, 2023 
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Hours of Poll
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09:00 am - 04:00 pm
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Counting of Votes
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29th May, 2023  at 05:00 pm
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Date before which election shall be completed
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31st May, 2023 
3. Broad Guidelines of Covid-19 issued by ECI as contained in para 32 of Press Note, dated 29th March, 2023, available at link https://eci.gov.in/files/file/14863-general-election-to-legislative-assembly-of-karnataka-2023/ to be followed, wherever applicable, during entire election process by all persons.
4. The Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh is being directed to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the election.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Centre approves additional financial assistance of Rs.1813.75 crore from National Disaster Response Fund to the State of Karnataka and Bihar
Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah has reviewed the ongoing rescue and relief work of all the flood affected States. Keeping in view the severity of flood situation and the fund positions in the State Disaster Response Fund  account of the States of Bihar and Karnataka, the Home Minister has approved advance release of Rs.400 crore to the State of Bihar and Rs.1200 croreto the State of Karnataka from National Disaster Response Fund  ‘on account basis’. He has further approved the advance release of 2nd installment of centre’s share of SDRF amounting to Rs.213.75 crore to the State of Bihar for the year 2019-20.
The States of Karnataka and Bihar have apprised of the paucity of funds in the SDRF account, resulting in delay in providing relief assistance to the affected people and requested for release of advance additional financial assistance from NDRF. The State of Bihar has also requested for advance release of the second installment ofcentre’s share of SDRF for the year 2019-20.
During the South West Monsoon, 2019, 13 States have been affected from unprecedented floods/landslide. In pursuance of a significant decision taken by the Union Home Minister in the High Level Committee  meeting held on 19th August, 2019, even before receipt of Memorandum from the concerned State Government for seeking additional financial assistance from NDRF, Ministry of Home Affairs constituted Inter Ministerial Central Teams  for 13 States. IMCTs have so far visited 12 States and based on the interim memorandum submitted by States, interim reports have been submitted by IMCTs in respect of Bihar and Karnataka.
The Central Government has been providing full support to the State Governments by mobilizing/providing timely logistics and financial resources to supplement efforts of the State Governments to deal with the situation effectively in the wake of floods/ landslides. The logistics support provided includes adequate number of teams of National Disaster Response Force, Indian Air Force and Coast Guard helicopters, Army columns, Navy & Coast Guard personnel along with necessary rescue equipment.
Government of India supplements the effort of the State Government by providing assistance for relief of immediate nature through SDRF and , per established procedure. A SDRFhas been constituted for each State. The Central Government contributes 75% for General Category States and 90% for North-Eastern and Hilly States of the SDRF allocation each year. The first charge of relief expenditure is on SDRF and in the cases of calamities of severe nature, it is supplemented from NDRF as per established procedure.
Ministry of Defence
INDIA- AFRICA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE ‘AFINDEX-23’ CONCLUDED AT FOREIGN TRAINING NODE, AUNDH, PUNE
The 2nd edition of joint military exercise “The Africa-India Field Training Exercise ” culminated today at Foreign Training Node, Aundh, Pune. AFINDEX-2023 was held from 16 to 29 Mar 2023. A total of 25 nations of the African continent with 124 participants and Indian troops from the SIKH, MARATHA and MAHAR Regiments participated in the multinational exercise. The validation phase of the exercise was witnessed by General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff along all the African Chiefs and representatives who attended the Chiefs’ Conclave.
Aim of the exercise was to build positive military relations, imbibe each other’s best practices and promote the ability to operate together while undertaking execution of Humanitarian Mine Action and Peace Keeping Operations under the UN mandate. This joint exercise will enable the armies to learn and adopt methodologies and tactics while conducting such operations. Further, the exercise will assist the forces in correct interpretation of Rules of Engagements while undertaking Peace Keeping Operations.
The bonhomie, espirit-de-corps and goodwill generated during the exercise will go a long way in further strengthening the bonds between the armies by enabling understanding of each other’s organisation and methodology of conducting various operations. This exercise is a harbinger for greater cooperation between Indian & African armies in the future.
On the sidelines of the exercise an ‘Equipment Display’ was organized in which 75 indigenous products from 32 industries manufactured under ‘Make in India’ were showcased. African Army Chiefs, representatives of Chiefs and participants of the African nations also witnessed the event.
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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Union Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya chairs review meeting for the upcoming 12th Edition of India Chem-2022
Launches Brochure for the 12th edition of India Chem-2022 with the theme of 'Vision 2030 – Chemicals & Petrochemicals Build India.'
Event will provide a platform for domestic & international investors and other stakeholders to interact and forge alliances : Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister
It will further strengthen PM's 'Make in India, make for the World' mission" : Dr. Mandaviya
Union Minister for Chemical & Fertilizers, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the meeting for planning upcoming 12th Edition of India Chem-2022. Theme of this year’s edition is “Vision 2030-Chem and Petrochemicals Build India.” Shri Bhagwant Khuba, Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Ms. Arti Ahuja, Secretary, Chemicals and Petrochemicals were also present in the meeting along with members from FICCI and Senior officials of the Ministry.
Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister noted, "The event will showcase tremendous potential & supportive Government policy for sustainable growth in the sector. It will also provide a platform for domestic & international investors and other stakeholders to interact and forge alliances to further strengthen Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji's 'Make in India, make for the World' mission". Dr. Mandaviya also launched the brochure for the 12th edition of India Chem-2022 with the theme of 'Vision 2030 – Chemicals & Petrochemicals Build India.
The Union Minister further noted, "The event will provide an opportunity to identify investors and opportunities. While the Government of India has been providing a favorable ecosystem for global investors with its "Ease of Business" policies and incentives, the upcoming global event will showcase India as a favorable destination for investors and stakeholders in the chemicals sector".
Being one of the largest composite events of the chemical and petrochemical sector in the Asia-Pacific Region, the flagship event of 12th edition of India Chem-2022 will be organized by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, in association with FICCI from October 6-8, 2022.
The India Chem exhibition aims to showcase the huge potential of the Indian Chemical industry and different industry segments  has in terms of a favorable ecosystem provided through supportive government policy, major investment opportunities for investors. Market Size of the Indian Chemicals and Petrochemicals sector is currently USD 178 Billion. This sector supports the PM's initiative of Make in India and Make for the World. Chemicals and Petrochemicals sector can transform India into a global manufacturing hub. India is not only the 6th largest chemicals producer in the World but also exports Chemicals to more than 175 countries. It accounts for 13% of India’s total exports.
Click here to see the brochure for details.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Establishment of Chairs named after eminent Women in Universities
Initiative to motivate Young Girls and Women towards Higher Studies
On the occasion of National Girl Child Day, the Ministry of Women and Child Development is going to set up 10 Chairs in different fields with an aim to carry out research activities to encourage women. The initiative called Establishment of Chairs in the Universities in the name of eminent women administrators, artists, scientists and social reformers is being launched with the assistance of University Grants Commission . The main objective is to inspire women to pursue higher education and to achieve excellence in their area of work. This initiative of highlighting and celebrating women achievers of the country will motivate young girls and women towards higher studies.
The chairs proposed by UGC and approved by the Ministry are as under:
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Proposed name of chair
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Administration
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Devi Ahilyabai Holkar
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Literature
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Mahadevi Varma
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Freedom Fighter 
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Rani Gaidinliu
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Medicine & Health
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Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi
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Performing Art
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Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi
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Forest/Wildlife Conservation
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Amrita Devi 
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Mathematics
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Lilavati
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Science
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Kamala Sohonie
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Poetry & Mysticism
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Lal Ded
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Educational Reforms
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Hansa Mehta
The financial implications of the proposal is Rs. 50 lakh per Chair per year and the total expenditure for establishing ten Chairs will be approximately Rs. Rs. 5 crore per annum. The Chairs are to be established for a period of 5 years initially as per the guidelines.
Academic functions of the Chairs will be to engage in research and, in turn, contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the area of the study, strengthen the role of university/academics in public policy making and to design and execute short-term capacity-building programmes for teachers in higher education focused towards the designated discipline of the Chair. The other academic functions will be to provide a forum for inter-university/ inter- collegiate Post Graduate and Research level dialogues, discussion meetings, seminars/summer & winter schools, publish articles/research papers/reports/books/ monograms and participate in teaching and Ph.D programme of the Department or School in which it is located.
The University will review the progress of the Chair annually and submit a final report on the activities and outcome of the Chair to the UGC after five years. However, the UGC may undertake the exercise of reviewing the Chair for its continuance, at any stage.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot E-Inaugurates ADIP and RVY Camp at Siddharth Nagar  to provide AID & Assistive devices to 1418 Divyangjan and 768 Senior Citizens
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment e-inaugurated the inaugural Camp for free distribution of Aid & Assistive devices at Block level among the identified divyangjans under ADIP Scheme and to Senior citizens under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana of Government of India organized at Lohiya Kala Bhavan, Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh through virtual mode today. Shri Shyam Dhani Rahi, MLA, Kapilavastu, Siddharth Nagar Sadar was also present on the occasion. The camp was organized by ALIMCO under DEPwD, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment , Government of India in association with Social Welfare Department and District administration, Siddharth Nagar. It was conducted as per new approved Standard Operating Procedure  issued by Ministry in wake of COVID 19 pandemic.
Distribution of Motorized Tricycle of worth Rs. 39.35 Lakhs was done among 107 number of Divyang beneficiaries. These motorized tricycles were distributed with support of Rs.12 Lakh 84 Thousand from MP Local Area Development fund of Member of Parliament, Dumariyaganj Shri Jagdambika Pal. Different categories of assistive devices were also distributed to Senior citizens which include Wheel Chair, Hearing Aid, Denture and Spectacles etc.
Addressing on the occasion Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot said that in the leadership and guidance of the Prime Minister, M/o Social Justice and Empowerment has been able to implement new Act for persons with disabilities to empower Divyangjan. Looking at the interest towards the sports among the Divyangjan of the country and their good performance in Paralympics, the Ministry has decided to establish ’Divyangta Khel Kendra’ in Gwalior . The Union Minister also informed that the Ministry is also establishing National Mental Health Rehabilitation Center in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. Work on both the projects has been started by CPWD, he informed.
A Total 2186 number of beneficiaries of Siddharth Nagar District will be provided with 4330 number of assistive appliances of different category valuing worth of Rs. 193.97 Lakhs.These assistive devices will be distributed among the beneficiaries by organizing a series of distribution camps at block level. Among the total 2186 beneficiaries, 1418 are Divyangjan and 768 are Senior Citizens. The identification and registration of beneficiaries was done during the assessment camps conducted by ALIMCO last year.
Total number of Aids and Appliances which are going to be distributed in different blocks include 779 Tricycle, 286 Wheel Chair, 01C.P Chair, 874 Crutches, 800 Walking Sticks, 17 Rollator, 36 Smart Cane, 47 Standard Folding Cane, 11 Smart Phone, 08 Daisy Player for visually impaired, 505 Hearing Aid, 15 MSIED Kit for Intellectually Impaired , 185 Calipers & Artificial limbs. Apart from this, other items like 18 Tetrapod/Tripod & Walker, 341 Spectacles, 293 for senior citizens will be distributed in a series of camps to be conducted at various locations.
Ministry of Education
IIT Kharagpur Develops e-Classroom software for India academia – DEEKSHAK
Kolkata, 14 August, 2020
Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have pioneered in developing e-classroom software, DEEKSHAK for helping online classes. In the midst of COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing, the educational institutions across the world have shifted to electronic or online mode. Meeting software is now popularly used for online classes. But the users are frequently experiencing challenges with regard to the security issues and more importantly, operational requirements of an electronic classroom which is significantly different from a corporate meeting.
A team of researchers from IIT Kharagpur have developed a solution, an online synchronous e-teaching platform that primarily uses one way communication for bandwidth efficiency. The focus, hence instead of being, all students participating in a class as in meeting software, is on the teacher and the learning materials. Prof. Raja Datta of Electronics and Electrical Communication Department with his postgraduate students developed the software, the current version of which can be used within a campus LAN. Talking about DEEKSHAK, he said, “It is now a single session platform where the teacher would concentrate on the screen with the teaching materials while being able to view the queries on a live chat box where each student can send in their queries. Students also have access to a doubt box where they can click to “raise their hand” and wait for the teacher to address it, as is done in a physical classroom. Teachers can also share the documents with the students through the platform and even update notes on the documents in real-time.”
Deekshak is low bandwidth web-based software and can be accessed using any computer or even a cell phone. Teachers can also record attendance of the students on the platform. The software has been tested at IIT Kharagpur during the initial phase of social distancing with about 40 hours of classes being conducted with a total of approximately 300 students.
Director, IIT Kharagpur, Prof. Virendra K Tewari said, “We need platforms addressing challenges faced by India and Deekshak is designed to cater to the Indian academia, be it the bandwidth issue, or user interface or storage. We are the leaders in ICT and should find affordable solutions with social and commercial value. This is one clear goal I have set for IIT Kharagpur. DEEKSHAK is one step towards that goal through which the teachers would be able to offer more personalised interaction while focusing better on the act of teaching.”
IIT Kharagpur has applied for the copyright registration of DEEKSHAK and is in search of a start-up company for its maintainability. Further, the development of DEEKSHAK is also underway to improve its features and make it secure so that it can be made available for use in academia, confirmed Prof. Datta.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari sanctions Improvement and strengthening works of National Highways in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari sanctioned Widening and strengthening work of NH-334A  to two-lane with paved shoulder under EPC  mode with a budget of Rs. 227.06 Crores in Uttar Pradesh. In a series of tweets Shri Gadkari informed about sanctioning three more projects in the state. The Minister sanctioned Widening and strengthening work of NH-330D  to two-lane with paved shoulder under EPC mode with a budget of Rs. 505 Crores.
Development work of 6-Lane access-controlled Spur to Haridwar from Delhi – Saharanpur – Dehradun Economic corridor on Hybrid Annuity Mode under BharatmalaPariyojana has been sanctioned with a budget of Rs. 2095.21 Crores in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Improvement and upgradation work of NH-227A  to two-lane with paved shoulder under EPC mode has been sanctioned with a budget of Rs. 403.36 Crores.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Films Division to stream films on Rajbhasha on ‘Hindi Diwas -2020’
Mumbai, 13 September 2020
Streaming of well-researched documentaries leading to the historic occasion of adoption of Hindi as an official language of the Union of India on 14th September, 1949, mock enactment of the meeting of the Constituent Assembly by children and travelogues showing growth and popularity of Hindi in different States will mark the celebration of ‘Hindi Diwas’ by Films Division on 14th September, 2020. Five films on Hindi shall be available for 24 hours free viewing @ www.filmsdivision.org/Documentary of the Week and also on https://www.youtube.com/user/FilmsDivision.
The pioneering efforts of Beohar Rajendra Simha, a well known Hindi scholar-writer who rallied and lobbied in favour of Hindi along with other stalwarts like Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Maithili Sharan Gupta and Kaka Kalelkar came to fruition on Simha’s 50th birth day on 14th September,1949 when the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi as one of the official languages of the Union of India which was ratified by the Constitution of India that came into effect on the 26th of January 1950. Under the Article 343 of the Indian Constitution, Hindi written in Devanagari script was adopted as the official language. Today, Hindi is one of the widely spoken languages in the world and the first language of more than 520 million people.
The films being streamed are Witness to our Constitution   which depicts interesting aspects of the Constituent Assembly meeting and the decision to make Hindi an official language of India, 14th September, 1949 , a mock enactment of Constituent Assembly by children to recreate the historic event of adopting Hindi as National Language, Bharat Ki Vaani , a travelogue through different States to realize importance of Hindi, Hamari Bhasha , on Hindi as National Language which can unite the Country as one and Hindi Ki Vikas Yatra , a film on the growth and status of Hindi in India.RT/DR
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Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Shri Arjun Munda will launch a pictorial chronicle on Van Dhan programme and 14 Honey Farmer Producer Organisations  tomorrow
MIS Portal for Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce will also be launched.
TRIFED & UNICEF going to work jointly on a communication campaign called “SAMVAAD” to reach the tribal hamlets
Union Minister for Tribal AffairsShri Arjun Munda, will launch the “Trifed Van Dhan- A Chronicle of Tribal Grit & Enterprise’on 23rd December in New Delhi. Shri Arjun Munda will also be launching the formation of 14 Honey Farmer Producer Organisations  and a MIS Portal for Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produces.On the occasion Shri Arjun Munda will also launch a communication campaign called “SAMVAAD” along with Nine promotional videos for promoting TRIBES INDIA and Van Dhan products.
TRIFED has documented the work done for the promotion of tribal enterprises in the country as well as the achievements of tribal entrepreneurs under the Van Dhan Vikas Yojana in the form of a Chronicle. This pictorial Chronicle captures the underlying idea of the scheme, details of what has been done, what is being done and the way forward which can be of assistance to the persons administering the scheme in future.
TRIFED has been associated with UNICEF since last 3 years. TRIFED have been spreading messages for the awareness generation in the tribal areas all over the country with respect to corona and Covid-19. Under the Teekakaran Abhiyan, 12 Crore plus vaccination has been done through this initiative. Now TRIFED & UNICEF are going to work jointly on a communication campaign called “SAMVAAD” to reach the tribal hamlets through radio and other electronic media. The purpose is to have a communication, monitoring and feedback mechanism for all the socially useful work undertaken which leads to some measurable outcome including the Van Dhan programme.
Nine promotional videos have been prepared by National Film Development Corporation for TRIFED for promoting TRIBES INDIA and Van Dhan products in the country, which will also be launched tomorrow .
TRIFED is an implementing agency of the Ministry of Agriculture for undertaking the work of formation of 14 Honey Farmer Producer Organisations  in States of Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Gujarat. Cluster Based Business Organisations  have been finalised for these 14 Honey Farmer Producer Organisations , who would be instrumental in community mobilization, baseline survey, cluster finalization, value chain study, formation of groups and registration of 14 Honey FPOs. This would provide gainful employment to 5,000 tribals in 7 States, setting up an example for others to follow.